The Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee is a special local government area in North West Queensland, Queensland, Australia. It is managed under a Deed of Grant in Trust under the Local Government (Community Government Areas) Act 2004.
| Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee Queensland | |
|---|---|
 Location within Queensland | |
| Population | 1,387 (2021 census)[1] |
| • Density | 0.7588/km2 (1.9652/sq mi) |
| Established | 1987 |
| Area | 1,828 km2 (705.8 sq mi)[2] |
| Mayor | Jason Grant Ned |
| Council seat | Doomadgee |
| Region | North West Queensland |
| State electorate(s) | Traeger |
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy |
 | |
| Website | Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee |
In the 2021 census, the Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee had a population of 1,387 people.[1]
Geography
editThe shire is located within the Gulf Country to the south of the Gulf of Carpentaria. It consists of two disconnected areas of land: the locality of Doomadgee which is inland and the locality of Gangalidda on the coast of the gulf. The shire was excised from the Shire of Burke and is surrounded by the Shire of Burke.[3]
History
editThe name Doomadgee derives from Dumaji, a coastal sand dune in the traditional land of the Yukulta / Ganggalidda people.[4]
Waanyi (also known as Wanyi, Wanyee, Wanee, Waangyee, Wonyee, Garawa, and Wanji) is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Gulf Country. The language region includes the western parts of Lawn Hill Creek and Nicholson River, from about the boundary between the Northern Territory and Queensland, westwards towards Alexandria station, Doomadgee, and Nicholson River. It includes the local government area of the Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee.[5] The Yukulta (also known as Ganggalida) language region is also of the Gulf Country, including the local government areas of the Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee and Shire of Mornington.[6]
"Old Doomadgee Mission" was established in 1933 by the Akehursts, a Christian Brethren family, supported by the church and Queensland's Chief Protector of Aboriginals, to house primarily Gangalidda people who had ended up living on the fringes of the Burketown township.[7][4] It was located at Dumaji at Bayley Point Aboriginal reserve, on Gangalidda land. After a cyclone in 1936 destroyed the settlement, and the decision was made to move the settlement to Nicholson River, where the later Doomadgee Mission was established[8] at "new Doomadgee".[4]
Doomadgee's population increased greatly during the 1950s-1960s, and facilities including a store, bank, post office, rodeo ground and a bakery were established. From a population of 138 in 1938, it had grown to 1257 by 2011.[4]
On 30 March 1985, the Doomadgee community elected five councillors to constitute an autonomous Doomadgee Aboriginal Council, and on 21 May 1987, under the Community Services (Aborigines) Act 1984 the Aboriginal reserve was transferred from the Queensland Government to the trusteeship of the Doomadgee Aboriginal Council, under a Deed of Grant in Trust (DOGIT).[7] The area included the sites of both the former and current mission.
On 1 January 2005, the Doomadgee Aboriginal Council became the Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council.[7]
In 2010 the Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council was established under the Local Government Act 2009.[citation needed]
Demographics
editIn the 2016 census, the Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee had a population of 1,405 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, the Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee had a population of 1,387 people.[1]
People
editThe majority of residents are Gangalidda or Waanyi people, but smaller populations of Gadawa, Lardil, Mingginda and Garawa are also resident within Doomadgee.
Mayors
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee (LGA)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland at the University of Queensland. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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This Wikipedia article incorporates CC BY 4.0 licensed text from: "Waanyi". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ This Wikipedia article incorporates CC BY 4.0 licensed text from: "Yukulta". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ a b c This Wikipedia article incorporates CC BY 4.0 licensed text from: "Doomadgee". Queensland Government. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Old Doomadgee Mission (1933 - 1936)". Find & Connect. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee (LGA)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "2008 Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". results.ecq.qld.gov.au. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "2012 Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". results.ecq.qld.gov.au. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "2016 Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". results.ecq.qld.gov.au. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "2020 Local Government Elections: Saturday, 28 March 2020". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.[dead link]
